Irish Bench Beds Photos

Irish cottages frequently had benches which converted into beds.

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Dual purpose settle & bed common in Irish farm homes since 18th C at National Museum Decorative Arts & History. Dublin, Ireland.Bench which opens to a bed at Kissane's farm at Muckross Traditional Farms in Killarney National Park. Killarney, Ireland.Bench which opens into rough bed at Irish National Famine Museum. Vesnoy, Ireland.Flag stone floor & decorative storage bench seat & glass fronted cupboard in Mountain Farmhouse at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. County Clare, Ireland.
Dual purpose settle & bed (mid 19thC) common in Irish farm homes since 18th C at National Museum Decorative Arts & History. Dublin, Ireland.Bench which opens to a bed at Kissane's farm at Muckross Traditional Farms in Killarney National Park. Killarney, Ireland.Bench which opens into rough bed at Irish National Famine Museum. Vesnoy, Ireland.Flag stone floor & decorative storage bench seat & glass fronted cupboard (c1890's) in Mountain Farmhouse at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. County Clare, Ireland.

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